Run multiple SAS programs

[petlove]

HI all,

I am trying to run multiple programs without calling %run_check for each dataset manually. I have create another macro %prgrun with do loop.:

%macro run_check(dsn);

proc printto log="&dsn.log";
run;

proc printto print="&dsn.lst";
run;

%include "&dsn.sas";

%mend;

%macro prgrun;
%let dqclist=sd1044#sd1131#sd1121;

%do i= 1 %to %eval(%sysfunc(count(&dqclist,#))+1);
%let dqc=%scan(&dqclist,&i,#);

%run_check(/u1/stat/dqc/XXXX/prog/&dqc..);

%end;
%mend;

options symbolgen mlogic merror serror;
%prgrun;

I was expecting to run all 3 programs sd1044, sd1131 and sd1121. However, I see that only first program in the loop runs i.e. sd1044.

Can you please take look at it? Not sure why other 2 programs don't run?

Thank you.

[petlove]

HI all,

I am trying to run multiple programs without calling %run_check for each dataset manually. I have create another macro %prgrun with do loop.:

%macro run_check(dsn);

proc printto log="&dsn.log";
run;

proc printto print="&dsn.lst";
run;

%include "&dsn.sas";

%mend;

%macro prgrun;
%let dqclist=sd1044#sd1131#sd1121;

%do i= 1 %to %eval(%sysfunc(count(&dqclist,#))+1);
%let dqc=%scan(&dqclist,&i,#);

%run_check(/u1/stat/dqc/XXXX/prog/&dqc..);

%end;
%mend;

options symbolgen mlogic merror serror;
%prgrun;

I was expecting to run all 3 programs sd1044, sd1131 and sd1121. However, I see that only first program in the loop runs i.e. sd1044.

Can you please take look at it? Not sure why other 2 programs don't run?

Thank you.

[ballardw]

run the code with OPTION MPRINT turned on and examine. Or post the log with the option on.

[petlove]

here is log:

MLOGIC(PRGRUN): Beginning execution.
MLOGIC(PRGRUN): %LET (variable name is DQCLIST)
SYMBOLGEN: Macro variable DQCLIST resolves to sd1044#sd1131#sd1121
MLOGIC(PRGRUN): %DO loop beginning; index variable I; start value is 1; stop value is 3; by value is 1.
MLOGIC(PRGRUN): %LET (variable name is DQC)
SYMBOLGEN: Macro variable DQCLIST resolves to sd1044#sd1131#sd1121
SYMBOLGEN: Macro variable I resolves to 1
MLOGIC(RUN_CHECK): Beginning execution.
SYMBOLGEN: Macro variable DQC resolves to sd1044
MLOGIC(RUN_CHECK): Parameter P21 has value /u1/stat/dqc/XXXX/prog/sd1044.
SYMBOLGEN: Macro variable P21 resolves to /u1/stat/dqc/XXXX/prog/sd1044.
MPRINT(RUN_CHECK): proc printto log="u1/stat/dqc/XXXX/prog/sd1044.log";
MPRINT(RUN_CHECK): run;

[ballardw · Accepted solution]

Interesting that the log shows the results for assigning a value to a macro variable P21 when none of the code you showed indicates any macro parameter starting with &P.

I am suspecting that possibly something in the include file is also using a macro variable &i or a %do I = loop (and the stupid forum is changing lower case  i_ to uppercase I ) . Then when the loop there completes it has a value larger than the &i in the outer loop.

[petlove]

My goodness....I was going crazy on this...

Thank you for helping me.

Yes, there is &i in other program and that is why it was not going into another loop. I changed it to "J" and now its working.

You are my Savior.

Thank you so much.

[ballardw]

Welcome to one of the joys of macro programming: Scope of variables.

Often declaring variables used strictly locally in a macro such as your loop counters can be remedied by using the %local definition before their use. Best is do that as one of the first lines of a macro:

%macro dummy(parameters);

   %local I j k ;

   %do I = 1 %to 5;

       <other code>

       %someothermacro (&I, &otherparm);

   %end;

%mend;